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diff --git a/docs/docs/services/email/mail-clients.md b/docs/docs/services/email/mail-clients.md index 9494799..35470f1 100644 --- a/docs/docs/services/email/mail-clients.md +++ b/docs/docs/services/email/mail-clients.md @@ -43,6 +43,31 @@ To summarise: If you need any extra help or believe your client requires other settings that are not provided by the PyDis mailserver please let us know in `#dev-oops`. +## Sieve + +We support rudimentary server-side email filtering with [Pigeonhole +Sieve](https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/sieve/pigeonhole_sieve_interpreter/). + +Using this, users can perform common mail tasks automatically by writing small +sieve scripts that are able to act on inbound mail before it reaches a user +inbox. + +!!! note + + Sieve only applies to mail destined for IMAP folders, if mail is being forwarded + then sieve scripts will not be executed. It is up to you to implement Sieve scripts + or use other inbox rule engines at your destination mailserver if you have configured + email forwarding. + +You can start with Sieve by writing scripts to the `~/sieve` file of your home +directory. This will be read and executed on all inbound mail. + +You can find some example scripts to get started +[here](https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/sieve/examples/). + +There are plenty of resources out there to allow for filtering using Sieve +rules. + ## Neomutt via SSH Previously, before we had configured IMAP, local mail delivery was read with |